Pyongyang Marathon

The Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon is open to foreign amateur runners to run the 5K, 10K, Half or Full Marathon. All four of these races take place at the same time and on the same day, and will be run on course which is fully recognised by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations). Please note that all non-Korean participants are required to enter the country as part of an organised tour group. This year, the race’s official travel partner is Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based, British-run company, which has been operating tours in the DPRK (North Korea) since 1993.

The route is a return course run through central Pyongyang, taking in many of the iconic buildings, monuments and streets before heading out into the countryside just outside of the urban centre, before turning and running back again. The race starts and finishes inside Kim Il Sung Stadium.

The time limit for each race is as follows:
– 10k < 2 hours
– Half Marathon < 2.5 hours
– Full Marathon < 4.5 hours

All runners are invited to participate in the race’s opening ceremony, which involves a lap of Kim Il Sung Stadium before heading out onto the streets of Pyongyang. All runners then have the chance to finish their race inside Kim Il Sung stadium in front of a capacity crowd of 50,000 people.

After the race has finished, the top three men and women in each amateur category take their place on the stadium’s podium for the award ceremony.